Creative Grief Studio
@creativegrief.bsky.social
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM Pacific for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM Pacific for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
Written during icy weather that mirrors our emotional climate, this piece by CGS instructor, Tamara Beachum, reflects on collective grief and offers reflective questions grief support practitioners. https://open.substack.com/pub/creativegriefstudio/p/when-the-world-ices-over
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Written during icy weather that mirrors our emotional climate, this piece by CGS instructor, Tamara Beachum, reflects on collective grief and offers reflective questions grief support practitioners. https://open.substack.com/pub/creativegriefstudio/p/when-the-world-ices-over
The Creative Grief Studio on Substack shares tools and ideas for grief practitioners who want to grow their work with creativity and heart: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
January 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The Creative Grief Studio on Substack shares tools and ideas for grief practitioners who want to grow their work with creativity and heart: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
Join the Creative Grief Studio Certification starting March 2026! Register now for immediate classroom access, with live calls beginning in March. A full year of learning, a simplified registration form, and flexible payment options. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/theres-still-time
January 20, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Join the Creative Grief Studio Certification starting March 2026! Register now for immediate classroom access, with live calls beginning in March. A full year of learning, a simplified registration form, and flexible payment options. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/theres-still-time
The Creative Grief Studio is on Substack! Subscribe for creative tools, stories, and reflections that help grief practitioners grow their work with imagination and heart. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The Creative Grief Studio is on Substack! Subscribe for creative tools, stories, and reflections that help grief practitioners grow their work with imagination and heart. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
Grief doesn’t look the same for everyone. This piece highlights creative, trauma-informed grief support for adults with intellectual disabilities, where loss, agency, and resilience are held with care.https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/when-grief-has-many-colors-supporting
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Grief doesn’t look the same for everyone. This piece highlights creative, trauma-informed grief support for adults with intellectual disabilities, where loss, agency, and resilience are held with care.https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/when-grief-has-many-colors-supporting
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM Pacific for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
January 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM Pacific for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
When grief support doesn’t work, clients rarely tell us. This post explores why noticing missed connections, power dynamics, and feedback matters, and how practitioners can learn from those moments. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/when-grief-support-doesnt-work
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When grief support doesn’t work, clients rarely tell us. This post explores why noticing missed connections, power dynamics, and feedback matters, and how practitioners can learn from those moments. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/when-grief-support-doesnt-work
The Creative Grief Studio is on Substack! Subscribe for creative tools, stories, and reflections that help grief practitioners grow their work with imagination and heart. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Creative Grief Studio is on Substack! Subscribe for creative tools, stories, and reflections that help grief practitioners grow their work with imagination and heart. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
Creativity helps us reconnect in the midst of grief, not by fixing, but by slowing down and creating space for what’s still alive in us. Read The Art of Reconnection: https://open.substack.com/pub/creativegriefstudio/p/the-art-of-reconnection
December 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Creativity helps us reconnect in the midst of grief, not by fixing, but by slowing down and creating space for what’s still alive in us. Read The Art of Reconnection: https://open.substack.com/pub/creativegriefstudio/p/the-art-of-reconnection
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM PT for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM PT for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
The Creative Grief Studio is on Substack! Subscribe for creative tools, stories, and reflections that help grief practitioners grow their work with imagination and heart. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Creative Grief Studio is on Substack! Subscribe for creative tools, stories, and reflections that help grief practitioners grow their work with imagination and heart. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
When we raise our own grief literacy, we start changing the culture around grief itself. Kara Jones shares reflections and creative ways to begin.
Read “Grief Literacy – Start With Yourself” on the CGS Substack: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/grief-literacy-start-with-yourself
Read “Grief Literacy – Start With Yourself” on the CGS Substack: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/grief-literacy-start-with-yourself
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
When we raise our own grief literacy, we start changing the culture around grief itself. Kara Jones shares reflections and creative ways to begin.
Read “Grief Literacy – Start With Yourself” on the CGS Substack: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/grief-literacy-start-with-yourself
Read “Grief Literacy – Start With Yourself” on the CGS Substack: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/grief-literacy-start-with-yourself
As grief practitioners, we guide others through the “firsts.” But what about all the holidays that come after? Explore Kara’s reflections on creative meaning-making beyond the first year: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/re-making-the-holidays
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
As grief practitioners, we guide others through the “firsts.” But what about all the holidays that come after? Explore Kara’s reflections on creative meaning-making beyond the first year: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/re-making-the-holidays
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM Pacific for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM Pacific for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM Pacific for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Looking for connection in your grief support work? Join us today at 1 PM Pacific for Studio Hour: Conversations for Grief Workers. A relaxed space to share, listen, and feel supported. Free to attend, registration required: https://creativegriefstudio.com/short-courses/
Writer and educator Katie Riegel shares how her Creative Grief Studio training reshaped the way she teaches, listens, and writes, bringing new depth to her creative life. Read her story: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/writing-through-grief-how-creative
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Writer and educator Katie Riegel shares how her Creative Grief Studio training reshaped the way she teaches, listens, and writes, bringing new depth to her creative life. Read her story: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/writing-through-grief-how-creative
What if your session notes were written for your clients, not just about them? Explore this reflection and a short exercise on the Creative Grief Studio Substack: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/who-are-your-grief-support-session
October 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
What if your session notes were written for your clients, not just about them? Explore this reflection and a short exercise on the Creative Grief Studio Substack: https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/who-are-your-grief-support-session
"It was helpful having tools demonstrated to see how we can implement them. I observed how others respond & hold space for each reaction. I also enjoyed the demonstration videos and recordings too, which increased the hands-on experience." Dana Cray, CGS Alumni https://short.fo/CGScertification
October 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"It was helpful having tools demonstrated to see how we can implement them. I observed how others respond & hold space for each reaction. I also enjoyed the demonstration videos and recordings too, which increased the hands-on experience." Dana Cray, CGS Alumni https://short.fo/CGScertification
The Creative Grief Studio is on Substack! Subscribe for creative tools, stories, and reflections that help grief practitioners grow their work with imagination and heart. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
October 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The Creative Grief Studio is on Substack! Subscribe for creative tools, stories, and reflections that help grief practitioners grow their work with imagination and heart. https://creativegriefstudio.substack.com/
Lingering in the In-between
The disenfranchised grief of retirement
Read more here: creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/lingering-...
The disenfranchised grief of retirement
Read more here: creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/lingering-...
September 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Lingering in the In-between
The disenfranchised grief of retirement
Read more here: creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/lingering-...
The disenfranchised grief of retirement
Read more here: creativegriefstudio.substack.com/p/lingering-...
“It’s a practice, not a perfect.” That simple phrase carries a lot of meaning. Creative Grief Studio Founder, Kara, tells the story of how these words first took root in her life and work.
September 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“It’s a practice, not a perfect.” That simple phrase carries a lot of meaning. Creative Grief Studio Founder, Kara, tells the story of how these words first took root in her life and work.
"A sense of catharism was experienced as everyone became vulnerable with their own grief experiences in the safe space provided. I learned that we can allow our grief experiences to become a beautiful journey of rediscovery." Dana Cray, CGS Alumni https://short.fo/CGScertification
July 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"A sense of catharism was experienced as everyone became vulnerable with their own grief experiences in the safe space provided. I learned that we can allow our grief experiences to become a beautiful journey of rediscovery." Dana Cray, CGS Alumni https://short.fo/CGScertification
Grief is personal, and so is our training! Our program features small groups of 10 or fewer, hands-on creative exercises, direct access to instructors, and a supportive community that lasts beyond the course. For engaging and transformative grief training, apply today at CreativeGriefStudio.com.
June 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Grief is personal, and so is our training! Our program features small groups of 10 or fewer, hands-on creative exercises, direct access to instructors, and a supportive community that lasts beyond the course. For engaging and transformative grief training, apply today at CreativeGriefStudio.com.
What "grief rules" and prescriptions for how one "should" grieve seem to cause most trouble for your clients? CreativeGriefStudio.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
What "grief rules" and prescriptions for how one "should" grieve seem to cause most trouble for your clients? CreativeGriefStudio.com